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CVE-2016-2145

Published: 15 April 2016

The am_read_post_data function in mod_auth_mellon before 0.11.1 does not check if the ap_get_client_block function returns an error, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and process crash) via a crafted POST data.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
libapache2-mod-auth-mellon
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
cosmic Not vulnerable
(0.12.0-1)
disco Not vulnerable
(0.12.0-1)
xenial Not vulnerable
(0.12.0-1)
yakkety Not vulnerable
(0.12.0-1)
zesty Not vulnerable
(0.12.0-1)
artful Not vulnerable
(0.12.0-1)
bionic Not vulnerable
(0.12.0-1)
precise Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
upstream
Released (0.12.0-1)
wily Ignored
(end of life)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/UNINETT/mod_auth_mellon/commit/ccb7dc35b941667122e02d5e81a52e2e4718ccee

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H